Window-shade bracket.



1. n u MONT. WINDOW SHADE BRACKET. APPLlc/mon ILED Jun; 15, me.

y PatentedSept. 5,1916.v

UNITED s'iiafriasA .PA im JOHN B. DU MONT, 0F TOLEDO, OHIO.

WINDOW-SHADE BRACKET.

To all whom it m ay concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN a citizen of the United States, residing at Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vindow-Shade Brackets, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanylng drawings.

zll/Iy invention relates to brackets for supporting window shades and particularly to adjustable brackets.

With brackets as ordinarily constructed to-day it is necessary to change the brackets or rather the position of the brackets for each shade and brackets adjusted for one set of shades are never properly adjusted for any other set of shades, as a consequence the brackets have to be removed leaving nail holes in the woodwork of the window and the new brackets adjusted which not only makes new nail holes but is also a very difficult operation in order to get the shade in a horizontal position. Vhile various means have been provided for supporting window shades, these devices being adjustable, yet most of these devices are more 'or less costly and do not provide for a proper adjustmentv and are not particularly easy to adjust.

The primary object of my invention is to provide a window shade bracket which may be readily attached and permanently disposed upon the casing of the window and which isso constructed that the bracket proper may be adjusted either vertically, horizontally, or in the arc of a circle or rotatably with relation to itself so that every possible adjustment of the bracket proper may be made.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a window shade bracket support, which support is adjustable rotatively and longitudinally so as to secure any desired elevation for the bracket also that a pair of brackets may be brought nearer to or farther from each other.

Still another object is to provide a device of this character which for its proper adjustment requires only the use of a screwdriver. u y

Other objects of my invention w1ll appear in the course of the follpwin description.

My invention is illustrate in the accompanying drawings wherein: Figure 1 is a face View of a window frame provided with Specification. of Letters Patent.

B. DU MONT,

yApplication filed June 15, 1916. Serial No. 103,808.

" my shade roller bracket; Fig. 2 is a sectional viewof the bracket on the Aline 22-2 of Fig.l

1; Fig. 3 isa section on the. line 3-3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a face view of the base mem-- ber 10; and'Fig. 5-is a perspective view of the bracket and the adjusting strip 20.

Referring to these drawings, A designates a portion of a `window casing, .as .for instance the lintel. for the windowsshade bracket comprises a circulardisk or plate 10 which is slightlyl embossed at its middle as at 11', throughv which embossed portion passes a'screw 12, .this screw having a. relatively wide. head.l

The disk 10 is attached to the window casing by a plurality of screws 13 and the edge of the disk is upwardly and outwardly bent or flanged as at'lt, this vflange being formed with a plurality of uniformly spaced V- shaped notches 15. The bracket proper, which is designated 16, has the usual form of shade brackets and the base 17 of this bracket is annularly bent with relation to the body of the bracket and formed with a central openin base rotatab y to the extremity of a plate 20, which strip or plate 20, as illustrated in Fig. 5, has a flange 21 at one edge, this flange being adapted to engage with the notches 15. The strip 20 is longitudinally slotted at 22, the slot at the extremity away from the bracket 16 being formed with an enlarged opening 23 of such size that it may be passed through the head of the screw 12.

It is understood, of course, that two brackets are used for each shade, spaced apart approximately the width of the ordinary shade. When it is desired to support the shade, the screw 12 is loosened and the strips 20 are rotated upon the disks 10 until the respective strips are properly adjusted. These strips may be also slid longitudinally with relation to themselves or diametrically with relation to the disks 10 -until the proper adjustment is secured. The screw 12 is then tightened so as to force the flange 21 into locking engagement with the notches 15. The bracket 16 may then be rotated so as to bring the bracket into a vertical position and then the screw 19 tightened soy as to hold the bracket in this position.

It will be seen that these bracket supports permit the brackets to be brought nearer to or farther from each other, to be adjusted vertically and to be set at any desired angle.

The `adjustable support 18. A screw 19 connects this ..ff

in any direction. It will be seen that these bracket supporting means preserve the interior finish of buildings, that they are more or less ornamental in character, and that they may be cheaply made and readily applied.

Having described my invention, what I claim is: l

1. A support for shade brackets comprising a disk having a raised rim notched at unlform intervals and a slotted strip disposed on said disk and having a flange engaging with the notches of the disk, la screw passing through the slot of the strip and engaging the disk, and a shade bracketrotatably mounted upon one end of the strip.

2. A support for shade brackets comprising a disk having a hanged rim notched at uniform intervals, the center of the disk being outwardly bulged, a headed screw engaging said center, a metallic strip having a keyhole slot extending longitudinally and through which slot the screw asses, one edge of the strip being formed with a flange engageable with the notches and the disk, and a shade bracket having a base disposed at an angle to the body of the bracket, and rotatably adjustable upon the extremity of the strip.

v3. Means for supporting window shade rollers comprising a supporting body, a supporting strip longitudlnally and rotatably adjustable with relation to the body, and a window shade bracket mounted upon said strip for rotatable adjustment in a plane parallel to the face of the strip.

4. A window shade bracket4 and support comprising a base member adapted to be attached to a window frame, a supporting strip longitudinally and rotatably adjustable with respect to the base member, means for holding the strip in adjusted position with relation to the base member, and a Window shade bracket having a base extending parallel to the face of they base member and supported thereon for rotatable adjustment.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afliX my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN B. DU MONT.

Witnesses:

CLARENCE A. IRWIN, M. It. FULTON. 

